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Rutabagas vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rutabagas and sweet onion different?

  • Rutabagas have more vitamin C, fiber, and potassium than sweet onion.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for rutabagas is 22% higher.
  • Rutabagas contain 5 times more vitamin B3 than sweet onion. While rutabagas contain 0.7mg of vitamin B3, sweet onion contains only 0.133mg.

Rutabagas, raw and Onions, sweet, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.3%
Contains more IronIron +69.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +420.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 25mg 4.8mg 22%
Fiber 2.3g 0.9g 6%
Potassium 305mg 119mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.041mg 4%
Phosphorus 53mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.133mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 9mg 3%
Copper 0.032mg 0.056mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Iron 0.44mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.13mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 20mg 2%
Choline 14.1mg 5.5mg 2%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.076mg 2%
Protein 1.08g 0.8g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 0.098mg 1%
Folate 21µg 23µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Fructose 1.61g 2.02g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.13mg 1%
Calories 37kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.16g 0.08g 0%
Carbs 8.62g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 6.32g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 4.46g 5.02g N/A
Starch 0.4g 0g 0%
Sodium 12mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.2%
Contains more OtherOther +115.2%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 47% 33%
Starch: 0.4 g
Sucrose: 0.53 g
Glucose: 2.3 g
Fructose: 1.61 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.02 g
Galactose: 0 g
14% 45% 40%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.72 g
Glucose: 2.26 g
Fructose: 2.02 g
Lactose: 0.02 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +35.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +25.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~2.26g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/nutrients
  2. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.